Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $234.92/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −197.13 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$234.92

4 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−67.76

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	234.92	1,325	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

234.92

—

WV average2 barns · 18 hd

302.68

−67.76

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−197.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,755	191.00	3,352	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,478	160.00	2,365	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,308	68.23	892	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,277	236.26	3,017	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,627	230.39	3,748	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,268	199.89	2,535	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,616	241.19	3,898	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	237.46	3,381	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,325	3thin

Every lot, as filed

11 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,365	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	68.23/cwt	60.00–75.00	892	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,616	241.19/cwt	226.00–250.00	3,898	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,268	199.89/cwt	191.00–210.00	2,535	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,424	237.46/cwt	233.00–243.00	3,381	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,627	230.39/cwt	215.00–250.00	3,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,325.10/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,277	236.26/cwt	234.00–238.00	3,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,352	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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